France
Latour Capital buys Oxand
Latour Capital has taken a majority stake in the buyout of Oxand, a French engineering and consulting firm specialised in the risk-based management of industrial infrastructure.
EdRip and BNP Paribas to back RBI spinout
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) and BNP Paribas Développement have entered exclusive negotiations to back the management buyout of French media group Reed Business Information (RBI) from its parent company Reed Elsevier.
Vendis backs Alexandre de Paris
Vendis Capital Management has taken a stake in the buyout of French hairdressing salon and cosmetics company Alexandre de Paris, in what marks the GP's first investment in France.
Omnes et al. in €10m round for EyeTechCare
Returning backer Omnes Capital has taken part in a €10m series-C round of funding for French medical devices developer EyeTechCare.
Equistone seals Brétèche Industrie deal
Equistone has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in French food machinery business Groupe Brétèche from Azulis Capital and Unigrains.
Axa PE backs Five's bolt-on of Mag Americas
Axa Private Equity has provided its French portfolio company Fives Group, an industrial engineering business, with additional funding in order to acquire US-based Mag Americas.
Phillimore appoints Olivier Grandry as partner
French private equity investor Phillimore has appointed Olivier Grandry as a partner.
Alven Capital raises €120m for fourth venture fund
French venture firm Alven Capital is set to close its latest fund on its €120m hard-cap after nine months on the road.
France unquote" March 2013
AFIC chairman Louis Godron had already rung the alarm bells in an interview with unquote” last July – now France’s private equity association has produced the numbers to back up its warning.
Eurazeo doubles money on Edenred exit
Eurazeo has sold its 10.2% stake in French prepaid corporate services company Edenred SA, reaping a multiple of 2x its initial investment.
Blackstone et al. circle Electra's Allflex
Electra Partners' livestock identification company Allflex has attracted interest from a dozen private equity firms, including Blackstone, Carlyle and Bain Capital, according to reports.
Bridgepoint's Siblu in €80m refinancing
Siblu, a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital, has completed an тЌ80m refinancing.
Carvest to buy Rave from Naxicap and Siparex
French transportation services group Rave is reportedly about to be sold by Naxicap and Siparex in a tertiary LBO backed by Carvest.
Innovacom backs Green Communications
Innovacom has invested in French digital start-up Green Communications as part of a €600,000 funding round.
Axa Private Equity arranges €220m unitranche for IPH buyout
Axa Private Equity has arranged a €220m unitranche debt facility for the secondary buyout of industrial supplies distribution company IPH by PAI partners – a transaction which saw vendor Investcorp reap a €210m windfall.
Natixis appoints Pierre-Henri Denain to head of EMEA
Natixis has appointed Pierre-Henri Denain to head the EMEA platform in the firm's wholesale banking division.
Naxicap and Siparex buy IPC
Naxicap and Siparex have acquired a majority stake in French cleaning products supplier IPC from Ciclad and private holding MFGI.
Ventech et al. in €6.5m round for Ad Valem Technologies
Ventech and A Plus Finance have taken part in a €6.5m round of funding for French fibre optics broadcaster Ad Valem Technologies.
Xerox buys Impika from Siparex et al.
A consortium of French private equity houses including Siparex, CM-CIC Capital Innovation, Turenne Capital and XAnge Private Equity have sold inkjet printing solutions business Impika to Xerox.
Siparex invests €1m in VitrineMedia
Siparex has injected €1m into French back-lit signs manufacturer VitrineMedia.
Seventure et al. inject €7.1m into Recommerce Solutions
Seventure Partners, CDC Entreprises and 3T Capital have provided French used electronic products retailer Recommerce Solutions with a €7.1m round of financing.
Acanthus: Private equity fundraising remained tough in 2012
Research from mid-market advisory firm Acanthus shows that 2012 saw an even tougher fundraising climate than the previous year.
NBGI acquires Stiplastics
NBGI Private Equity has acquired French packaging company Stiplastics.
Equistone to buy Meilleurtaux
Equistone has entered into exclusive negotiations with French banking group BPCE regarding the sale of real estate mortgage adviser Meilleurtaux.